Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[Conrod96]

Load of cows thru the ring 2 weeks ago in kilrea averaged £970 straight out of the parlour although we are milking monty crosses now.
If you’ve youngstock to offload 1st id do that 1st before cows

 

[jay]

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/consult...ion-cattle-removed-under-bovine-btb-programme
Have your say on this, DAERA want to cut TB compensation instead of reducing TB

 

[lazy farmer]

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/consult...ion-cattle-removed-under-bovine-btb-programme
Have your say on this, DAERA want to cut TB compensation instead of reducing TB

So if compensation levels were lower. Do you think market prices would be lower ? Plus do you think farmers would do more to prevent their cattle catching TB ?
ie better bio security on the one hand and taking the law into their own hands on the other.

 

[Mervyn75]

It's a total insult to the vast majority of farmers who are trying to prevent it.My local area is been wiped out by tb.Ask anyone about tb should it be Vets or Department and it's the usual bs of its complicated.It maybe but is but what's happening now can't go on.The studies of the causes of it are so one sided it's the same as everything else now,with an agenda .Pre movement test and a Badger cull will sort a lot of it out.Save the Badgers is the message but what about all the other animal species that are been decimated by the them as well as bovines and farmers mental well being.
Rant over.

 

[jay]

So if compensation levels were lower. Do you think market prices would be lower ? Plus do you think farmers would do more to prevent their cattle catching TB ?
ie better bio security on the one hand and taking the law into their own hands on the other.

The farmers union had recently worked with Daera to come up with a way forward, partly industry funded which included control of wildlife vectors. Due to the "high" quality of DAERA's work this was ended with a judicial review. we're in an area which was traditionally low incidence but for the second time in 2 years all of our direct neighbours are restricted. The Depts answer is to keep doing the same thing & blame the farmer, that obviously isn't working. Reduced compensation will have an effect on values & will penalise those with "in demand" stock more than those with poor quality stock, particularly as outbreaks appear to be getting bigger.
Of course biosecurity plays a part but with fragmented farms & lots of conacre( annual rents) its difficult to completely remove cattle to cattle contact. Ours have minimal chance of cattle contact & we were a closed herd for 12 years until 2023 yet TB just gets more frequent.

 

[daveydiesel1]

If compensation gets cut, farmers will be shooting the badgers. Simple as that

 

[The Agrarian]

My outbreaks have all occurred in isolated grazing batches, surrounded by crops, silage, sheep grazing, roads or rivers.

Meanwhile, you can bring those (unknowingly) infected cattle in to close contact pens with other cattle at the backend, and it doesn't spread to other pens!

 

[Nathan818]

Dairy farmers face long waits to switch processor

An aging farmer population, succession challenges, environmental restrictions and high costs could set the scene for a ramp-up in competition for milk supplies between co-ops.

m.independent.ie

Thought I'd put this here in case anyone doesn't know their processor's notice period. 2 years seems ridiculous to me

 

[lazy farmer]

Dairy farmers face long waits to switch processor

An aging farmer population, succession challenges, environmental restrictions and high costs could set the scene for a ramp-up in competition for milk supplies between co-ops.

m.independent.ie

Thought I'd put this here in case anyone doesn't know their processor's notice period. 2 years seems ridiculous to me

I expect they make you supply the barrel they have you over. Absolutely amazing.

 

[flatliner]

Dairy farmers face long waits to switch processor

An aging farmer population, succession challenges, environmental restrictions and high costs could set the scene for a ramp-up in competition for milk supplies between co-ops.

m.independent.ie

Thought I'd put this here in case anyone doesn't know their processor's notice period. 2 years seems ridiculous to me

And no mention of processor interference in proposed moves.

 

[idgni]

Andrew Muir appointed as Agricultural minister !
We're Fudged
may as well have appointed someone from the green party!!!

 

[flatliner]

Andrew Muir appointed as Agricultural minister !
We're Fudged
may as well have appointed someone from the green party!!!

Yes,and with a capital F

 

[glasshouse]

Anyone know a haulier to takestraw to Larne from scotland?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Anyone know a haulier to takestraw to Larne from scotland?

Mcburney is on the larne boat every sailing, be odd if tgey didnt have an odd empty back load especially on a friday night

 

[glasshouse]

Mcburney is on the larne boat every sailing, be odd if tgey didnt have an odd empty back load especially on a friday night

Curtainsider?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Curtainsider?

Yes. Should still hold plenty of straw. They also cart concrete products so may be fit to get a flatbed

 

[Woody j]

Anyone know a haulier to takestraw to Larne from scotland?

Capper

 

[Scania143h]

Anyone else with Lely robots using NON-Lely chemicals?

 

[glasshouse]

Yes. Should still hold plenty of straw. They also cart concrete products so may be fit to get a flatbed

U got a contact?

 

[daveydiesel1]

U got a contact?